Burglars smashed through a roof of the Premier Store in Wistaston and stole thousands of pounds in cigarettes.

Detectives are appealing for information after offenders targeted the convenience store on Kings Drive.

The break-in happened between 11pm on Friday (August 18) and 5am on Saturday (August 19).

Cheshire Police said offenders broke into Premier Store after breaking a hole in the roof of the building.

Once inside the building, the suspects stole a large quantity of cigarettes before fleeing the store through the roof.

A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “Investigations in relation to the incident are ongoing and officers are following a number of lines of enquiry, including forensics, analysing CCTV images and speaking to local residents.”

Anyone with any information in relation to the incident is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 179 of 19/8/2017